Ector County Independent School District trustees approved the district improvement plan for 2025–26 and voted to submit turnaround plans to the Texas Education Agency for campuses required to develop them under state accountability rules.

Why it matters: Turnaround plans are required when campuses show consecutive years of unacceptable performance; they set timelines and strategies that the district must monitor and submit to TEA under a strict schedule.

Staff explained the district improvement plan was developed through a multi-step process that consolidated data, identified priority problem statements, conducted root-cause analysis, and produced measurable performance objectives. The plan was developed in consultation with district leaders and the district-level DCIT committee; trustees asked that the board receive a future agenda item to review DCIT practices as required by board policy every two years.

On turnaround plans, staff said TEA’s official notification arrived on June 3 and that the district had a compressed timeline with a June 30 submission deadline. Principals prepared preliminary turnaround plans and district staff made edits based on board feedback. Two campus leaders identified in the presentation were Principal Chavez (EKD) and Principal Russell (Bowie Middle School); staff said Principal Chavez would receive allocated positions (a math specialist, reading specialist and bilingual specialist) and prioritized staffing support, while Bowie Middle School’s plan was complicated by pending litigation affecting the 2024 accountability results and thus the campus’s status.

Board members asked about the nature of support for the principals, including positions and instructional supports; district staff described staffing priorities, curriculum and instruction alignment, and monitoring processes led by the district’s executive leadership. The board approved the district improvement plan and authorized submission of the turnaround plans to TEA before the June 30 deadline.

What’s next: District staff will monitor implementation, fill prioritized positions for identified campuses, and report progress to the board.